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Company Director, Bob Johnson recently visited Nulla Farming in Cunnamulla. TEAM Irrigation constructed 5 lateral move irrigators and one centre pivot on this property several years ago and continue to maintain the equipment. Irrigated land is 2700 acres.

Three lateral move irrigators are 696m long: the spans are designed to accommodate 12m row crop tillage equipment and with the bee line GPS tractor cultivator they get exactly 4 x 12m passes with the cultivator with no overlap, saving fuel and time.

Two larger units are 780m long. All units have a 3,500m run length: it takes approximately 36 hours to walk down the 3,500m during an irrigation run.

Learn about the Watertronics solutions to pump surges and check valve slam

The Electronic Butterfly Valve is a stand alone pump controller designed to regulate pressure or flow, sustain backpressure, and eliminate pump starting and stopping surges.

Key features of this system:

• Reliable and continuous pressure regulation and 100% backup pressure regulation
• Elimination of pump start/stop surges and check valve slam
• Rejection of pump column air prior to entering the irrigation system

 

 

   

Traditionally, turf grown for commercial purposes has been irrigated using labour intensive hand shift pipes. However, Brett Sweeting from Turf the Lot Dubbo is now reaping the benefits of upgrading to Zimmatic Centre Pivots. Turf the Lot leases 2 properties, one with a 186m Zimmatic centre pivot on an 8 hectare paddock and another part circle 285m centre pivot on 14 hectares.Brett said “We are now using half the amount of water we traditionally used and the centre pivot efficiencies is saving us thousands of dollars in labour. Whilst the investment in the Zimmatic centre pivots is a costly initial outlay, labour savings produced by the centre pivot efficiencies pays for the capital outlay very quickly. For example I believe we are saving $2000 per month on labour costs on the 14 hectare property alone.”

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Team Irrigation has just received delivery of a 6 span Zimmatic Centre Pivot. If you have been thinking about installing a new centre pivot, now is your chance to take advantage of stock items. No freight delays, the Australian dollar is favourable and the weather conditions are currently fine in NSW.

 

 

 

 

Watch this video to learn the proper safety precautions for operating Zimmatic Irrigation equipment such as centre pivots and lateral move irrigators.

 

Lindsay, maker of Zimmatic irrigation products, is proud to announce a renewed, long-term commitment to customers with the launch of the Lindsay Advantage.

The Lindsay Advantage combines their tradition of strength and durability with their continued focus on new technology - all with the ultimate goal of helping to make your farming operation more profitable.

Visit www.lindsayadvantage.com to learn more about the Lindsay Advantage

If you have an interest in what other farmers are growing around the world and what new developments in irrigation technology have been made, then visit www.irrigationadvances.com

 

Water Week

October 17 to 22 is Water Week

To launch Water Week, we have attached a new article on the Tamworth Waste Water Scheme as published in the International Irrigation Advances Magazine.

Spearheaded by TEAM Irrigation, the recently-completed Tamworth City Wastewater reuse project was 14 years in the making and designed to secure the city's effluent disposal for up to 40 years.

Click here to read article

Go to projects page to read article in word format

 

 

Narromine growers, Tim & Pip Schiffman, upgraded from an existing towable centre pivot to a fixed Zimmatic centre pivot in August 2011. The centre pivot was installed in 7 days amongst an existing canola crop.

Read more about this exciting project.

Irrigation application on cotton crops is traditionally discharged at a constant rate for an entire field. However, not all plants in a crop may require the same amount of water due to the nature of the crop, soil type, topography, difference in variety, crop condition (eg: disease and water stress) and meteorological conditions.

The obvious benefit to irrigating with a centre pivot or lateral system is that it produces less waste. You get even, precise water application across the rows, rather than too much water at the other end of the field where the flood irrigation commences. You won't lose water to evaporation, and you can control the timing and the amount of water applied. There is also less runoff, helping prevent contamination of the water table and nearby streams.

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No matter what brand of pivot you use, proper maintenance can extend the life and reliability of your pivot. Servicing your pivot in spring offers:

• Less downtime
• Lower operating costs
• Longer pivot life
• Higher trade-in value

TEAM Irrigation can service any pivot using genuine Lindsay Parts to make necessary repairs or replacement. Key inspection points include lubrication, electrical components, drive train, tires and sprinkler packages.
TEAM Irrigation can also provide Valley, T-L, Tyco parts if required.

To schedule a preventative maintenance check, contact TEAM Irrigation on 02 6885 5220.